Outdoors, action, adventure

Venice Beach will be the site Sunday for the Supergirl Jam, the next event of the 2010 Supergirl Jam series, with top female skateboarders, inline skaters and snowboarders (yes, snowboarders) competing for a portion of the $36,000 total prize purse.

Athletes will hit the slopes, made possible by 80,000 pounds of man-made snow being brought to the beach, to compete in the snowboarding rail jam. Two-time defending champion Laurie Currier will be on hand to defend her title, facing other top boarders -- including former event medalists Chanelle Sladics and Leanne Pelosi -- determined to thwart a three-peat.

In addition to snowboarding, the event will feature top skateboarding and inline skating pros competing on a custom-built street course designed to challenge their board and rail skills.

This year's Supergirl Jam Skateboard Street contest welcomes the return
of the 2008 Supergirl Jam skateboard champion, Lauren Perkins, who was injured in 2009 and didn't compete. Perkins will attempt to recapture the title that Amy Caron claimed last year, also facing tough competition in the likes of 2010 X Games medalists Leticia Bufoni and Alexis Slabone.

Among those riding the rails in the Supergirl Inline best-trick contest will be 2008 Supergirl Jam inline champion Chynna Weierstall, No. 1-ranked Fallon Heffernan and the legendary Fabiola da Silva, whose seven X Games gold medals make her a serious contender at every contest.

Co-sponsored by ASA Entertainment and Warner Bros. Consumer Products on
behalf of DC Comics, the Supergirl Jam is the industry's
only
large-scale, all-girls action-sports competition and features more than 100 of the world's
top female action-sports athletes.

"We are very proud to present the Supergirl Jam for its fourth year," said Karen McTier, executive vice president of domestic licensing and worldwide marketing for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. "It's an honor to once again provide an opportunity for these young women to take center stage and be applauded for their talent, dedication and inspiration."

Additional competitions are being planned and will be announced at a later date. Admission
to all of the Supergirl Jam events is free.